ARIA Chart

Ariana Grande holds for a second week with her third ARIA Singles Chart No.1 in “7 Rings”, which also stays for a second week at the top in England, Ireland, New Zealand and debuts at the summit in both America and Canada.

Two local female acts for Sony both occupy the top of the ARIA Charts this week, on the singles chart The Veronicas land their third No.1 single as their latest track “In My Blood” climbs to the top spot after four weeks on the chart and also cracks Gold (●) in sales.

For the first time this year a song has climbed back up to the top of the ARIA Singles chart, and with the last such occurrence being back in September 2014, it’s been awhile since we’ve seen a returning track; as this week “One Dance” by Drake notches up his fifth week at the top

There looks to be no sign of “Geronimo” by Sheppard moving from the top of the Australian charts this coming weekend, as they’ve been cemented at the summit of several digital retailers for most of the week.

James Blunt’s promo visit here and subsequent appearance on X-Factor and last Sunday’s returning Graham Norton show could give James his first No.1 single in Australia with “Bonfire Heart”, just ahead of his album “Moon Landing” (18th Oct) being released.

Katy Perry’s “Roar” is at the top of the Australian charts for a second week, plus the song also achieves Platinum (▲) in sales this week too, whilst there are only two changes within the entire top six songs this week.

Sydney indie-dance trio RÜFÜS take out the new No.1 spot on the ARIA Albums chart with their debut album “Atlas”, becoming the 678th album to reach the top of the Australian Albums Chart (1965 to 2013) and the 537th for ARIA (1983 to 2013).

2013 is shaping up to be the best year for No.1 albums by Australian acts this decade, as the eighth local act to hit the top are Karnivool, who take their third album “Asymmetry” straight in at No.1 on the ARIA Albums chart this week.

Pink reclaims her No.1 crown in Australia as her current album “The Truth About Love” jumps up three places to the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week, helped no doubt by her current massive Australian tour.